Why are military addresses so ridiculous? I mean bases within the U.S...I might expect them to be more complicated in a foreign country, but really. I work on a college campus with multiple buildings and I have a standard address!
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It's more important-sounding?
Nexa wrote:
Why are military addresses so ridiculous? I mean bases within the U.S...I might expect them to be more complicated in a foreign country, but really. I work on a college campus with multiple buildings and I have a standard address!
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Because it's the military.
Because seriously, how authoritative does it sound for a Marine to have an address like 34 Laurel Pine Drive?
I'm guessing has to do with the commands and the compounds and set up of each base. Even the day care center on the base had a crack pot address.
Because despite the person you're sending it to, mail has to go through batallion headquarters where it filters out to each battery/company. Then it gets filtered through THAT office to each platoon and is distributed by hand. I guess it keeps people from being able to directly target soldiers with things like anthrax.
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